| Literature DB >> 7595059 |
C S Engstad1, K Lia, O Rekdal, J O Olsen, B Osterud.
Abstract
In a previous study we have shown that granulocytes enhance lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced tissue factor (TF) activity in monocytes in a platelet-dependent reaction. The present investigation was undertaken to examine the role of a platelet activation product, platelet factor 4 (PF4), in LPS-induced TF activity in monocytes. Platelet lysate supernatant, purified PF4, and the COOH-terminal tridecapeptide of PF4, termed PF4(58-70), enhanced LPS-induced TF activity in monocytes of whole blood dose dependently. A monoclonal antibody against P-selectin eliminated the enhancing effect of PF4(58-70) on LPS-induced TF activity in monocytes, and PF4(58-70) was shown to act synergistically with tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha). However, PF4(58-70) did not enhance TNF-alpha secretion in LPS-stimulated whole blood. The major effect of PF4(58-70) was granulocyte dependent. Our results suggest that PF4 might play an important role in LPS-stimulated monocyte TF activity of whole blood.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID： 7595059 DOI： 10.1002/jlb.58.5.575
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Leukoc Biol ISSN： 0741-5400 Impact factor: 4.962